Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

December Solstice 2011

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 05:29:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 05:29:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 26'	South
Longitude:	97° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.64 meters/second, 1532.3 km/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.4 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.7"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.2"	951.77 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	north	951.77 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 29.0"	7.92 mi	east	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	north	7.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 05:29:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 52'	South
Longitude:	60° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.15 meters/second, 1498.1 km/hour, 930.9 miles/hour or 808.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 23.7"	15.52 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	south	15.52 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 44.7"	930.60 mi	west	0° 05' 29.7"	6.30 mi	south	930.34 mi
24 hours	14° 39' 57.5"	948.06 mi	east	1° 30' 07.7"	103.36 mi	south	948.85 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Perth	Thu 1:29 PM	2078 km	1291 miles	1122 nm	ESE
Bandung	Thu 12:29 PM	2149 km	1335 miles	1160 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Thu 12:29 PM	2182 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	NNE
Surabaya	Thu 12:29 PM	2454 km	1525 miles	1325 nm	NE
Denpasar	Thu 1:29 PM	2536 km	1576 miles	1369 nm	NE
Singapore	Thu 1:29 PM	2833 km	1760 miles	1529 nm	NNE
Pontianak	Thu 12:29 PM	2912 km	1809 miles	1572 nm	NNE
Kuala Lumpur	Thu 1:29 PM	2983 km	1853 miles	1610 nm	N
Makassar	Thu 1:29 PM	3140 km	1951 miles	1696 nm	NE
Diego Garcia	Thu 11:29 AM	3178 km	1975 miles	1716 nm	WNW